Endicott's Jon Jones will be featured on this year's EA Sports UFC video game. Jones did a promotional shoot in New York City for the game on Friday.

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Matt Weinstein
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After modeling down vests that "fight the chill" of fall for GQ magazine, Jon Jones took part in a photo shoot more suited to his tastes last week.

The Union-Endicott High School graduate and UFC light-heavyweight champion traded vests for his ring gear on Friday to shoot the cover of EA Sports UFC, a new video game that will be available next spring for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

"I would say (the EA) shoot was a lot more fun, a little more down my alley," Jones said during a phone interview Friday while on a break from the shoot in New York City. "GQ had me in all types of clothes I would never wear, and ...